diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/definition.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/definition.ts
index da3c36e1c5..dbe6f53663 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/definition.ts
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ export function definePipe<T>(pipeDef: {
 }): never {
   return (<PipeDef<T>>{
     name: pipeDef.name,
-    n: pipeDef.factory,
+    factory: pipeDef.factory,
     pure: pipeDef.pure !== false,
     onDestroy: pipeDef.type.prototype.ngOnDestroy || null
   }) as never;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/definition.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/definition.ts
index 4395efdca8..dc41b96f33 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/definition.ts
@@ -204,12 +204,9 @@ export interface PipeDef<T> {
   name: string;
 
   /**
-   * factory function used to create a new directive instance.
-   *
-   * NOTE: this property is short (1 char) because it is used in
-   * component templates which is sensitive to size.
+   * Factory function used to create a new pipe instance.
    */
-  n: () => T;
+  factory: () => T;
 
   /**
    * Whether or not the pipe is pure.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/pipe.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/pipe.ts
index fd9031ca07..7f736721f7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/pipe.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/pipe.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function pipe(index: number, pipeName: string): any {
     pipeDef = tView.data[index] as PipeDef<any>;
   }
 
-  const pipeInstance = pipeDef.n();
+  const pipeInstance = pipeDef.factory();
   store(index, pipeInstance);
   return pipeInstance;
 }